Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-03-24
GREELEY COUNTY AND TRIBUNE.

The Wonderful Growth Of the New West!
To the Editor Of the Eagle.
Permit me to say word for the benefit
of your readers who contemplate going
into the new counties of the great state.
One year ago last month Travelled from
Syracuse on the Santa Fe r. r. to Wal
lace on the q. P. II. r.. distance OF
seventy miles, stopping day or two at
Tribune, in Greeley county, and just mid
way from these two railroads points.
Tribune, at that time. consisted OF one
house, and it dugout; six miles north of
this dugout stood sod house. just built.
except these two, there was not house in
Greeley County, except perhaps one six
miles west. at Greeley Center. The county
then was one vast unbroken prairie with
not furrow turned in 1t.
The winter was an unusually severe one
and the spring very late. SO that immigra-
ton was late in starting into Greedy county.
Behold it today!
It's simply amazing to see the changes
one year has made l made the same trip
last week and could hardly realize that it
was he same county. Almost the entire
county is now occupied by settlers. In
going north from Syracuse one comes into
the settlement ten miles south of Tribune,
and is scarcely ever more than half mile
from house or dug out. until he gets
nearly to the north line Of the county
land broken all along the road. trees being
planted, prairie being broken. homes being
built and the face of the country being
transformed.
North of Tribune for several miles on
the road to Wallace there are many good
frame houses, many nicely built and paint
ed, and thousands of acres of land already
broken and in cultivation. l was told that
most of the freight and travel came to
Greeley county over the U. P. road, and
the road indicates it.
The Tribune Town Company has done
much to bring about this hourishing state
Of things. 1t has spent large sums OF mon
ey and kept an agent on the road constantly
advertising the county and Tribune, aud
now has three nsen its employ at Syracuse,
Wakena and along the railroad, telling the
advantages of this most beautiful county
and beautiful city Or Tribune.
And the nice thing about it is that nc
rerson once seeing Greeley county car es 10
go elsewhere. There is not finer county
in Kansas-there could not he nicer Ont
made / doubt if there is one section OF
land in the county altogether that is no
tillabe land. Water, good, pure. soft
water is gotten most places at from 90 K
100 feet in depth.
What Of Tribune? Tribune is located
near the geographical center of the county
on the north White Woman. the sit
gently sloping to the south. The location
| is magnificent and the town Is really
| beauty There is about sixty houses il
Tribune, mostly well built and nicei,
finished and painted. Tribune Ia
the largest, finest and best fu'
pished hotel III the state Yves
Of Digh,on. It's three stories high. NIGEL,
inished and furnished In the best Of style
A number of new houses arc now being
erected. among which are two handsom
cottages and quite a large two story wsgol
shop. This latter is being pat in by som
gentlemen from lows The company ha
sunk a well Eear the large hotel. owe
which they have pump and large wind
mill, which furnishes an inexhaus'ibl
supply of good water. The we'll is 10 fee
deep and the water in great abundance
One win have TO go many days travel t
find mere beautiful. nourishing and a
trac,ive town than Tribune. One thing
observable by all. snd that Is the intel
gent, cultured and moral society Of TT
bnae. The Me,hodisis have bull; a hea,
titui saurch aud have II paid for. dedic'
ted and regular preaching and Supda
, school therein The railroad prospects Al
excellent. Both the Santa Fe and No.
, are building wesswar! directly tswal
! Tribune, and In few months win prob
: bly, b. to Tribune Itseens - me tn
persons going &c The ne~ we~. cannot q
, better than TO 90 to Tribune
:. I. r. CAxrBELL.